Chenoa Dickson

Cassel
03/17/15
Online Casebook
McNeely, Clea, and Jayne Blanchard. "The Teen Years Explained; A Guide to Healthy
Adolescent Development Paperback March 30, 2010." The Teen Years Explained; A
Guide to Healthy Adolescent Development: Clea McNeely, DrPH, Jayne Blanchard:
9780615302461: Amazon.com: Books. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, n.d.
Web. 13 Mar. 2015. <http://www.jhsph.edu/research/centers-and-institutes/center-foradolescent-health/_includes/Teen_Stress_Standalone.pdf>
The author of this article is Clea McNeely. Clea McNeely is a professor from Knoxville,
Tennessee who regularly writes many articles on the website. McNeely is also the President of
Programming for the Society for Research on Adolescence. She is very credible and is supported
by many organizations. These organizations include: The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, The National Institute for Child Health and Development, The William T. Grant
Foundation, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and The Jacobs Foundation.
Although this article doesnt have a specific date stating when it was published, it
is still a credible source. This article was posted on Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public
Healths website. It is actually from part of a book she wrote about this topic of stress. That is
why the citation is for the book rather than the site. This website has many sources on discussing
different health situations. The post about stress of younger people explains that stress can be
caused by after school or summer jobs, and the pressure to cram in sports, after school activities,

and school. This answers my research question which asks what exactly causes so much stress on
students, and if there is too much emphasis on having them be included in so many different
activities.
The purpose of this article is to let people (specifically parents) on how stressed their
teenagers really are. Some parents dont realize that their teenager being stressed is a big deal.
Its hard to keep up with all the needs and demands of participating in multiple activities.
Students constantly have to plan out what to do at what times in order to make sure that they get
everything done on time. But even then, its hard to complete things on time still.
Lastly, this website is a .org. The website wouldnt try to advertise anything other
than what you specifically were reading it for. The website authors and publishers are credible
from the amount of education theyve had, and what theyre currently involved in. I believe this
website and article will be very helpful to my paper.
Ginsburg, Kenneth R., MD, and Martha M. Jablow. "MANAGING STRESS - AN OVERVIEW
OF STRESS." MANAGING STRESS - An Overview Of Stress. American Academy of
Pediatrics, 2006. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. < http://www2.aap.org/stress/buildresstressteen.htm >
This is an article written by Kenneth R. Ginsburg MD. Ginsburg is a Professor of
Pediatrics from the Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia. He specializes in studying
behavioral issues that have an impact on the health of younger children to teens. Ginsburg
has written over 100 publications, and makes sure he is active in helping other parents in
helping their children. He has gone to medical school and received a degree, and also a
Graduate degree in Human Learning and Development.
In the beginning of the publication, Ginsburg helps define stress as an

uncomfortable feeling that is caused by emotions. Ginsburg also goes in a different

direction in explaining what factors may cause stress. He includes a lot of parent
examples like seeing your parents fighting, or parents encouraging them daily on
finishing their homework or doing music. He also includes that figuring out how to be
independent and getting good grades can be big factors in causing stress among younger
people. In the middle of the article, Ginsburg explains how the body responds to stress,
and the wrong ways of helping relieve it.
The point of this publication is to inform younger teenagers on how stress
can be caused, and how our bodies respond to it. I think a lot of the people who read this
article are those who arent exactly sure on the subject of stress. It seems to be put in
simpler terms to where you can easily understand all the points that Ginsburg is making. I
dont think many parents would be reading this post because there really isnt anything
that gives advice out to parents and how to help their children with their stress.
This website is very credible in my opinion. It is published by the
American Academy of Pediatrics, and it is written by a credible person. Unlike some
websites, I did not see any signs of commercials or ads in trying to steer you to something
else. All that was noticed was a link at the end of the post that would take you to another
part of the website that explains to you good and healthy ways to relieve your stress. I
think that this website and article will be very helpful to my final paper.
Shapiro, Margaret. "Stressed-out Teens, with School a Main Cause." Washington Post. The
Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2014. Web. 10 Mar. 2015. <
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/stressed-out-teens-with-schoola-main-cause/2014/02/14/d3b8ab56-9425-11e3-84e1-27626c5ef5fb_story.html >

This article found on Washington Post is written by Dr. Margaret Shapiro. Shapiro is a
Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Work and Social Policy. She specializes in the research of
health and illnesses. She writes articles and gives seminars to students that she teaches. Usually
when an article is written by someone who has a very high degree, it tends to create more trust in
what Im reading. In addition to giving seminars, Shapiro encourages young writers to publish
their works also.

This

article is relatively recent. It was posted in February of 2014. In it, Shapiro starts off by saying
that teenagers are more stressed out than adults. They did a study on teenagers and adults when it
comes to their stress levels. Many teenagers reported that school was a significant source of
stress, and that the amount of stress they have reflects on their grades. In addition to stress, most
of the teenagers reported that they dont exercise. As many of us know, exercise is one strategy
of keeping stress levels down. If the teenagers arent exercising, then theyre stress must be
relieved by something else.
The goal of this article is to give specific sources and research to back up the claim of
teenagers expressing how stressed they are. When you see those numbers, they are very high. Its
actually surprising in a way. As a teenager myself, there is some kind of comfort in realizing that
Im not the only one or one of few students who feel this way towards school, and feeling highly
stressed. I also think that by comparing those who play video games to relive their stress and
those who exercise, it just proves further on how important exercising can be for us. Those who
play video games reported higher stress levels than those who exercised to relieve their stress.
This website is found on a .com address. This site does have ads on the side of it
that makes me question the article a little bit, but the sources of the article slightly makes up for
it in my opinion. Also, Shapiro is a credible person to read this article from. Sometimes when

websites need extra money, they will let other sites put ads on their pages on the side in order to
make sure their funds wont run out. It is also published by the Washington Post.

Smith, Melinda, Robert Sagel, and Jeanne Segal. "Stress Symptoms, Signs, and Causes." Stress
Symptoms, Signs, & Causes: The Effects of Stress Overload and What You Can Do
About It. HealthGuide, Feb. 2015. Web. 19 Mar. 2015. <
http://www.helpguide.org/articles/stress/stress-symptoms-causes-and-effects.htm >
On HealthGuide.org, these three writers break down a lot about stress, and go into details
a lot of the other sites didnt explain. Melinda Smith is a writer with her Masters degree in
Psychology, and has written many articles about teen health. Robert Segal has his Masters
degree in educational psychology, and Jeanna Segal has her Ph.D. She is both a sociologist and a
psychologist. Around the year of 1999, the Segals daughter committed suicide which inspired
them to start writing professionally about teen health. They believe that if their daughter had that
type of access when she struggled with her issues, then maybe she wouldnt have ended her life.
In the post, the three writers explain what causes stress, and what signs and
symptoms are included in knowing you have stress. Signs may include: moodiness, memory
problems, aches, and pains, and many more. Not only can you see most of the symptoms of
stress, but they also include a chart in the middle of the site that allows you to rate your own
stress also. This can be helpful in many ways to teenagers. Towards the end, there is also advice
on how to deal with amount of stress you may have, as well as explaining what stress can even
do to you in the long term.
I think this publication targets just about everyone. There arent
really any specifics about the website that would make it mainly for teenagers, or mainly for

younger adults. The chart in the middle of the post makes it extremely helpful because it allows
everyone to see what exactly their stress level may be, and how to help lower it. Also, the site
goes into great detail about stress. That is why I believe anyone could find this publication
appropriate for them.

I believe this site is extremely credible to use for my final

paper. Not only does it include interaction with the reader, but it also has the most information on
stress that I have seen on a website. There are no commercials or ads to promote any other
websites. The only links that are available to click on are articles that are in the similar topic as
what you are currently reading. For example, the similar articles on the side for this topic were
about stress management and stress at work. This will definitely be a main site that I will use for
my paper.
Rosen, Peg. "10 Ways to Help Your Middle- or High-Schooler Manage Stress."
Understood.org. Understood, 13 Apr. 2014. Web. 20 Mar. 2015. <
https://www.understood.org/en/friends-feelings/managing-feelings/stress-anxiety/10-ways-tohelp-your-middle-or-high-schooler-manage-stress#slide-5 >
Peg Rosen is an author who focuses on the health of women, and the health of children.
She has written many publications regarding this. She has been present with WebMD, and even
Martha Stewarts website.
In Rosens post, she simply lists ways for parents to help their children with their
stress. She gives examples like celebrating little victories, helping them exercise to lose steam,
and plenty more. Instead of making a big long publication about stress, she gets to the point and
explains many ways of relieving it, instead of avoiding it like its not that big of a deal.
The target audience for Rosens post are mainly parents, and maybe teenagers who are
looking for solutions to lowering stress. I think this is mainly targeting parents because the title

of the post states how you can help your child in middle school to relieve their stress. Plenty of
parents dont know what to do when it comes to helping their teens feel not as overwhelmed as
they really are. Also, many teens may need to read this themselves so that they can get started on
managing their stress, and will have plenty of ways to try.
I found his site to be credible because there are no ads visible, and Rosen is a
credible author. Granted, I would have liked if she explained a little more about stress and even
about herself, but she still gave helpful information. I think this will help me with my final paper
for when I talk about how to help manage stress levels.
Wallace, Kelly. "SOS for Stressed out Teens - CNN.com." CNN. Cable News Network, 07 Oct.
2014. Web. 13 Mar. 2015. <http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/05/living/teen-stressoverscheduled-parents/>
This publication was written by Kelly Wallace, who works for CNN. Wallace works as a
Digital Correspondent, and is also the Vice President and Managing Editor. When she first
started working for CNN, she was an associate producer. Wallace has her Bachelors of Science
degree in Economics. In the publication, there is a video that includes an interview from a
teenager that claims she feels stressed at times. Also, there are quotes from other families
interviewed.
In part of the article, a mother explains that she believes her thirteen year old sons are
more stressed out at their age than she was. She states how theres so much more that is
demanded from them compared to when she went to school. Many psychologists added in that
some stress may also come from the use of social media among teenagers. This is because social
media enables teenagers to compare themselves to each other and cause competition.
Although this is from a .com website, there is no sign of anything that would

make this site not credible. There are no ads that make you want to click on something else that
will ask for money. The only things you can click on are links that will take you to another part
of the website in order to read a different story. But I have to still be sure that Im careful because
even though it is a news website, there may be some bias in what they are posting. It seems that
CNN mostly sways towards liberal thinking, but on a topic like stress, there really isnt any bias
that I saw that was present in the article.
I think the point of Wallace writing this article is to also inform parents
and teenagers about the effects of stress. Also, it informs people in general about just how
stressed teenagers are. Parents admitted that they believe their children are pushed harder
academically to keep up with school, and trying to constantly be at the top of the class. Not only
does Wallace explain that stress is caused by school and pressure from extra activities, but also
from parents. Towards the end, she also gives information on how to manage your stress, and
help lower it.

"Stress in Teenagers. Tips to Reduce Stress. Raising Children

Network, n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2015. <http://raisingchildren.net.au/articles/teenagers_stress.html >

Unfortunately, there isnt a specific author of this
publication on this website. But, it was still credible considering that they listed all of their
references at the end of the post. There were multiple different authors that had their works
included into the publication. Many of the authors have their Masters degree. When you see the
amount of information found on the site, you can definitely tell.
In the publication, the author/editor
explains what stress is, and what signs and symptoms are included in having stress. Also, it gives
guidelines for parents to realize if their teenager is stressed. They also list something called
unhelpful thinking, in other words, having bad thoughts about yourself or your situation all the

time. After it lists the ways of thinking that is not good, it gives parents a list of things to do and
say that help change their unhelpful thinking ways. Towards the end, they explain many
solutions in helping manage stress in teenagers.

This site states itself that its target

audience is mainly teenagers from ages nine to fifteen. I also think parents can be included in the
target audience because in many areas of the publication, it addresses the parent who may be
reading on how to help their child in lowering their stress levels that they may be experiencing.
This site doesnt include too many words that would be hard for someone younger to understand,
but it also is a lot of information that may be suitable more for an older teenager or a parent
looking for help.

I found this publication to be pretty

credible. Once again, there are no ads found on the site that tries to promote another site or
something that is trying to get you to buy something. Like stated before, many of the authors that
were used as references had high degrees in their studies on health. This website is also
supported by four different organizations! There was a lot of useful information that could help
me with my final paper.